World's best-selling book on Adobe InDesign, now fully revised for CS5

Comprehensive, project-based lessons teach fundamental concepts and techniques of page layout with Adobe InDesign CS5.

All-updated lessons demonstrate new features, including the new animation panel; simplified object selection; multiple page sizes; new layers panel and more.

Official training series from Adobe Systems Inc., developed with the support of Adobe product experts. Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn InDesign CS5 choose Adobe InDesign CS5 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 14 project-based lessons show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working with InDesign CS5. Readers learn what they need to know to create engaging page layouts using InDesign CS5.

This completely revised CS5 edition covers the new tools for interactive documents, simplified object selection, multiple page sizes, track text changes, new layers panel, production enhancements, and print to digital capability.

The companion CD includes all the lesson files that readers need to work along with the book. This thorough, self-paced guide to Adobe InDesign CS5 is ideal for beginning users who want to master the key features of this program. Readers who already have some experience with InDesign can improve their skills and learn InDesign's newest features.

Getting Started

1 Introducing the Workspace

2 Getting to Know InDesign

3 Setting up a Document and Working with Pages

4 Working with Objects

5 Flowing Text

6 Editing Text

7 Working with Typography

8 Working with Color

9 Working with Styles

10 Importing and Modifying Graphics

11 Creating Tables

12 Working With Transparency

13 Outputing and Exporting

14 Creating Rich interactive documents

Appendix: Color Management

Bonus 15 (on disc) Working with Long Documents